fledge capable of flying, from Middle English flegge, from Old English -flycge; akin to Old High German flucki capable of flying,Old English flEogan to fly -- more at FLY

intransitive verb, of a young bird: to acquire the feathers necessary for flight or independent activity

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Will it fly?

Princess Tomato called yesterday. Again, we scratched our heads and wondered how, how, how to make a few ideas a reality. We kept coming up with entry barriers. But for each traditional way of doing business, there seems to be a digital detour around that entry barrier.

I've always wanted an idea garage. A place to tinker with ideas--any idea: New and late models, imports and domestics, high performance and utility ideas--until they can fly on their own. Well, why not pull up the garage door on this bag idea?

See? This bag still needs some tinkering. It's not finished, just held together with pins. You see where I got the idea. I don't know if they even make interfacing stiff enough for what I am aiming for, not for this size bag. I'm also not quite certain about the exact construction. I probably need to add Heat Bond to the interfacing and secure to the outer fabric. How do I get the lining to neatly in those side seams? I should have at least tried to stitch the lining into those sides while topstitching. I'm just not sure.

keep the idea garage coming. If you use the heat bond then maybe it's best to glue it to the lining as over time, because of regular use the glue might not hold everywhere and you'll get these small "air bubbles", which is less visible inside the bag...

What about using thin but fairly stiff plastic sheets which you can cut into form and give round corners (as not to destroy the fabric)?

how about that foam stuff our kids love to play with. I don't know if it can be washed though. I think they have big sheets of that stuff at Michael's? Worth a try? You probably have some floating around the house.Oh and by the way. I need to know Annas waist size, maybe you can measure her please. But please measure under the belly button, so it won't be too tight. I'm trying to finish it this week and it'll be on it's way....smile.

oooo me likie baggie - mmmmmmmm some sort of millinery product - the type used to make fasinators and those funny little hats that are only a little bit of a hat which is the same stuff used to make big hats and so must be stiff enough for a bag???Cree

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There are four interdependent elements of flight: Lift, thrust, drag and weight. I will categorize each entry in this flight log/blog according to each of these elements of flight. Many things, for example, will end up in the Weight category. While Weight may seem the antithesis of flight, it is usually the things making up the weight--the passengers or payload--that are the reason for initiating flight. Therefore, no Weight, no flight. Thrust will be the things that inspire and propel me and, hopefully, us higher and farther. Drag will be the things that slow me and us down. And Lift will be those magic moments when we leave the earth and soar.

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